They just keep growing and growing!

Both physically, emotionally and mentally. I am so proud of my kiddies it's crazy!! Within the last month they have really matured, all 3 of them!

Zoe had her 9 month check up, so hard to believe it's been that long already! She is 20 pounds exactly and 26 inches. She pretty much has a clean bill of health from her pediatrician. She now sits up for about 2-3 minutes on her own and can roll both ways. Zoe frequents both movements with ease. The only thing we have noticed is she seems like with certain tasks she knows what needs to be done but can't get there, like coordinate her body to do it. She still does not hold her own bottle, not out of stubborness, she tries like crazy. Zoe also refuses any foods, table or baby, except for stage 3 fruits and those Gerber graduate puffs. We have tried every tactic we know of. She also cannot coordinate her snacks that are in her hand to her mouth yet. I do know I need to calm down and remember that she is only considered to be at a 6 month level but it is still hard!

Kaleb had a WIC appointment yesterday and he was so stinkin' cute! He is 44 pounds and 39 inches tall and looks great! He had to have his finger pricked for iron and lead levels and it was funny! Kaleb was sitting on my lap and she cleaned his finger and so forth and pricked him and he didn't even flinch he goes, "LADY! STOP! That hurt me!" So for being so good I took him and Zoe on a walk after we got back. My cousin came with with her husband and Kaleb best friend/cousin. On the way back he picked up a stick and I was telling him to leave it once we reached our block. I knew he was going to either hurt himself or someone else. I just got done saying "Kaleb, really I don't want to do this, we had a great walk, let's not start know" so Kaleb being Kaleb looked at me and said "one more time mom and I'll sit in time out!" I don't really think he knew what the entire sentence ment that he had put together but still, cracked me up while trying to discipline.

Andrew is really sick right now, he has missed 3 days of school this week and I don't see him going back really at all this week. He has the nastiest cold, he was coughing so hard Monday night that he literally almost fell out of the top bunk in their bunk beds! We are trying to figure out what to do for his birthday, just not sure, last year it was still freezing out the first weekend in May. It's so hard for me to fathom that he is going to be 6 years old next month! I remember when I first met him, he was 16 months old and still unsteady on his feet! Then Tuesday we were working on subtraction and he was whizzing through it, CRAZY HOW FAST TIME GOES!








Bill and I were invited to church by his uncle and his fiance 3 weeks ago. We fell in love with the place and everyone else with it! It's an amazing thing. Upon the end of the service I was just crying with the realization that I needed this, I needed to come back to God and thankfully I have, it's the best feeling ever, Sundays. The kids have enjoyed it thoroughly also. Andrew is 100% in love with Sunday School and has blossomed a lot. Kaleb, he's working on seperation anxiety right now, we are getting there. Zoe loves the nursery and I love the fact she does! It's done a lot for our family in just a few weeks and we are truly grateful for the invitation! Bill is hanging in at work, no more overtime so he is a bit happy about that, he's been burning out I think, painful job sometimes. We spent yesterday outside nearly all day with the 75 degree weather and let me tell you, IT'S A TEASER FOR SUMMER!!! BRING IT ON!!!